Roman Broszkowski — Resume
Experience
Freelance Reporter & Photographer January 2022 — Present
Independent Journalist
  • Pitch and write original reporting focused on American and Eastern European elections and left-wing politics
  • Covering the 2025 NYC mayoral campaign and the 2026 election cycle for The Indypendent, in print and photographs
  • Published eleven features with Jacobin Magazine on European and American left-wing politics
  • Wrote five features with Notes From Poland on electoral party politics in Poland
  • Build and maintain sourcing networks in legislative offices and state-level campaigns
ProPublica, New York May 2025 — June 2025
Data Validator
Business Insider, New York January 2023 — July 2023
Social Media Fellow
  • Created more than 100 custom story graphics, text threads, and push alerts across multiple social media platforms to drive traffic with an emphasis on SEO
  • Collated and analyzed six months of readership engagement data from multiple audience streams to inform the outlet's distribution strategy
Europe Elects November 2022 — Present
Newsletter Writer & Editor in Chief
  • Write and edit a monthly newsletter covering European electoral politics; commission, copyedit, and format articles by national correspondents on specific election topics
  • Monitor political developments, electoral law changes, and polls for Luxembourg, Bosnia, and Belarus
  • Prepare and conduct election night coverage across social media and content management platforms, including data visualizations, maps, and live results
  • Managed podcast team, distribution, and episode standards
The Indypendent, New York October 2020 — September 2021
Reporter
  • Published 12 articles with a focus on local elections and political campaigns
  • Reported live from the field for radio broadcast
Political Critique, Warsaw, Poland September 2019 — January 2020
Editor and Contributor
  • Copyedited and fact-checked articles to ensure content consistency for the magazine's English-language site
  • Collaborated with editors, producers, and freelancers to meet tight publishing deadlines
  • Pitched, produced, and edited a three-part feature series on marginalized voters during the 2019 Polish Parliamentary Elections
The Oberlin Review, Oberlin, Ohio January 2018 — May 2019
News Editor & Senior Staff Writer
  • Pitched, wrote, and edited dozens of original stories including news reportage and op-eds
  • Organized page layout and took accompanying photos
  • Conducted source interviews, co-hosted accompanying radio show, and covered local government meetings